East of England
Harlow's brownfield register covers five years of its target
Harlow has to plan for 639 new homes a year, 3,195 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 5,620 of them.
Homes to spare
2,427
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
91%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Harlow delivered 1,114 of the 1,224 homes it was required to: 91%. The government's published consequence: the council must publish an action plan.
What is on the brownfield register
110 live sites covering 91 hectares, of which 66 have no planning permission yet. 19 give no housing estimate, so the capacity above is a floor, not a total.
A council short of land has to find more, and the 17 August 2026 planning framework widened what counts as grey belt. This page describes the council's position. It does not say whether any particular piece of land would get permission.
Housing Delivery Test 2025 measurement, published 17 August 2026.